Dirigible headlight.



J. MICHKI & J. TOTE.-

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT. I v APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1911. 1,004,454, Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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DIBIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

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Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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I A A A UNITED} STATES PATENT cation.

: JOSSEF MICHKI AND JOSEPH TOTH, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 7, 1911.

Patented Sept.26, 1911. Serial No. 642,618.

To all whom it mo q concern:

Be it known that We, Jossnr MIoHKI and I. JOSEPH TO'II-I, citizens of the United States,

residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsm 'Dirigible-Headlights; and we do hereby de- 'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful "improvements in automatically operated Searchlight holders and afiords a simple and 'eflicient means whereby, the rays of light from the lamp may shine upon the track to be followed by the wheels of a-vehicle.

The invention consists of various: details of construction and combinations and arrangements of partswhich will be hereinafter .fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

We illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 1s a perspective view showing the appllcation of the invention to the truck of an automobile. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the lamp holder. Fig. 3 is a sectional view transversely through the head of the holder showing the gear connections between the pinion upon the head and a gear lever, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the-head; i

Reference now being had to the details of thedrawings by letter, A' designates the truck of an automobile to which the angled bracket B of the head B is adapted to be bolted or otherwise securely held. Said head has a socket portion B inits upper end, the bottom of which is provided with an annular groove -D in.which a series of ball bearings. D" is mounted. An integral pin F rises from the bottom of said socket member and forms a vertical bearing for the hollow shank portion E of the forked member having arms E. adapted to support a lamp K. Secured to or integral with, the shank portionE is a-pinion Wheel I, and projecting from the head-B are the arms N which are spaced apart and which carry in registering apertures a pivota screw 0.

i Q designates an angle lever having an aperture for the reception of the pivotal pin 0 and one end of said lever has a series of segment teeth R formed therein adapted to mesh with the teeth of said gear wheel for the purpose of rocking the member carrying the lamp. Said angle lever Q is pivotally connected by means of a in S with the forked end of a link Sf w iich in turn is pivotally connected to the bracket arm T which latter is bolted or otherwise secured to the axle or steering gear of the machine.

The operation of our invention is as follows: The parts beingadjusted as shown, when the flaring wheels areturnedby the operator actuating the steering mechanism,

will cause the angle lever to turn upon its pivot and the rack teeth thereon cause the gear wheel to make a partial revolution and in turn cause the arms carrying the lamp to swing so that the rays of light from "the lamp will point in the direction of the vehicle.

While we have shown our device as applied-to one side of the vehicle, it will be equally applicable to either the right or left side with slight variationsof the shape of p the levers and connections.

What we claim to be new is z 1. An automatically operated Searchlight forvehicles comprising a bracket member adapted to be fastened to the truck of a vehicle having a hollow shank portion with an annular groove in the bottom thereof, ballbearings in said groove, a pin rising centrally from said bottom, a forked member upon which a lamp is adapted to be held and provided with a shank portion having a' bearing in said socket, a gear wheel rotating with said shank portion and forked member, bracket, arms projecting from said socket member and spaced apart, a lever pivoted between said bracket'arms and in mesh with 'the teeth of the gear wheel, and pivotal link ing apparatus of the vehicle.

2. An automatically operated searchlight for vehicles comprising a bracket member' adapted to be fastened to the truck of a veh cle having-a hollow shank portion with an annular groove in the bottom thereof, ball hearings in said groove, a pin rising centrally from said bottom, a forked member upon which a lamp is adapted to be held and provided with a shank portion having a bearing in said socket, a gear-wheel rotating with said shank portion and forked .member, bracket arms proj ecting'from said socket member and spaced apart, a pivotal In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix screw mounted in registering apertures 1n our signatures in the presence of two Wit? sald bracket arms, an angle lever plvptally nesses.

mounted upon said screw and havin a widened end with serrations therein gui ed .between the bracket "arms and in mesh with said gear wheel, and pivotal link connec- Witnesses:

tions between said lever and the steering WILLIAM SHANE,

gear of a vehicle. SIG SIMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the. Commissioner of rat-ants.

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